12 Claridges Lane, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2HU

12 Claridges Lane is a three-bedroom detached house in Ampthill, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 2HU). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1213 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2009) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The latest certificate is from July 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since March 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £546,000 sits 355% above the 1997 sale of £120,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£99/sq ft) was about 61.8% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a garage conversion and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.